Schedule ANNEX E Guidelines for the training of inspectors

Elements of a training programme for port State inspectors should include at least the following areas:

1. 1..

   Ethics;

2. 2..

   Health, safety and security issues;

3. 3..

   Applicable national laws and regulations, areas of competence and conservation and management measures of relevant RFMOs, and applicable international law;

4. 4..

   Collection, evaluation and preservation of evidence;

5. 5..

   General inspection procedures such as report writing and interview techniques;

6. 6..

   Analysis of information, such as logbooks, electronic documentation and vessel history (name, ownership and flag State), required for the validation of information given by the master of the vessel;

7. 7..

   Vessel boarding and inspection, including hold inspections and calculation of vessel hold volumes;

8. 8..

   Verification and validation of information related to landings, transshipments, processing and fish remaining onboard, including utilising conversion factors for the various species and products;

9. 9..

   Identification of fish species, and the measurement of length and other biological parameters;

10. 10..

    Identification of vessels and gear, and techniques for the inspection and measurement of gear;

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    Equipment and operation of VMS and other electronic tracking systems; and

12. 12..

    Actions to be taken following an inspection.